Kewanee Care, Pioneer Club to raise funds for St. Jude's

Kewanee Care Home and the Pioneer Club will hold a chicken dinner fund-raiser from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Pioneer Club.

"Our event will help raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital," said Amy Belsky, community relations coordinator for Kewanee Care.

"We are honored that we can participate in such a wonderful fundraising event."

Meal tickets are $7 and will include a quarter fried chicken, French fries and coleslaw. Carryouts also will be available.

Tickets are available from the facility staff members or by calling the facility at 853-4429. Tickets also will be available through the Pioneer Club.

"For each plate sold, Pioneer Club will donate $2 to the St. Jude's fund-raiser. This is a wonderful opportunity to have a great family meal, while supporting a very worthy cause," Belsky said.

Since opening 50 years ago, St. Jude's research has played a pivotal role in pushing overall U.S. pediatric cancer survival rates from 20 to 80 percent.

"The support of caring people throughout our community helps ensure St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will continue its lifesaving mission of finding cures and saving children, and your donations help bring us closer to the day when every precious life can be saved. Therefore, as a community, we need to band together to fight such illnesses," Belsky said.

There will be an opportunity to purchase T-shirts for the fundraiser. A sign-up sheet will be available at the time of the event.